East Along the Equator: A Journey up the Congo and into Zaire (Traveler / Atlantic Monthly Press)
by Helen Winternitz
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Author: Helen WinternitzEditor: Ann Godoff
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1987-01-01
ISBN: 0871131625
Number of pages: 274
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
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Book Review: Great travel writing
Summary: 3 Stars
Zaire isn't easy to get through, but the author certainly gave it her all making the trek. As a travel piece, I'd give it five stars. However, I'm deducting a couple of points for the politics. I disagree strongly with the author's conclusions/assessments. She and her partner shouldn't have been so surprised by their "arrest" just before leaving; while others were left to rot in jail, tortured, etc. they were able to feast at the embassador's residence under a sort of "house arrest" until Mobutu finally got sick of toying with them and gave their passports back.
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Summary of East Along the Equator: A Journey up the Congo and into Zaire (Traveler / Atlantic Monthly Press)
In this brilliant mix of political journalism and travel writing, Helen Winternitz and fellow journalist Timothy Phelps witness what few Westerners have: life in the ecologically rich but financially impoverished American-backed dictatorship of Zaire, the former Belgian Congo.Africa Books
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